Suit Filed Against Man Facing Murder Charge

A Lake Worth man facing murder charges for his estranged wife`s death was sued Wednesday on behalf of her two children and estate.

Paul Guimond, 42, turned himself in to police June 22 after his wife, Martha Scott, 35, died from bullet wounds in her forehead and chest.

Guimond, an electrician, is accused of shooting Scott with a .45-caliber pistol in the bedroom of his Foss Road home near Lake Worth.

Guimond`s son and four friends were in the kitchen at the time. They heard the pair arguing and then fled from the home as three shots were fired, police said.

Guimond originally posted bail and was released. Then July 10, after learning a grand jury had indicted him on a murder charge, police said, Guimond attempted suicide in his lawyer`s office. He recovered from the self-inflicted stab wounds and is in custody.

The lawsuit, filed in Palm Beach Circuit Court, asks for an unspecified amount of damages for Scott`s 14-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son. The suit also asks for money to cover Scott`s medical and funeral expenses.

Lawyer Earl Maxwell Jr., who is representing the Scott estate, said he is not sure whether the wrongful death lawsuit can be resolved before Guimond goes to trial.